My name is Fred Nelson and the only hobby I have is old cars. For 14 years I wrote two weekly columns for the Auto Section of The Calgary Sun.
A copy of each article was laminated and I re-read them regularly; there are 687 of each, and I have a couple hundred still to write. By putting them on this website, everyone else can read them, too.
Please enjoy this demo video for a proposed Netflix show.
Fred Nelson is an accredited Calgary appraiser who owns and operates Fast Car Appraisals and Nelson Racing. Reach him at 403-242-3856 or frednelsonracing.com
Recent Posts
High River Show 2017
From its humble beginnings in 2003 the River City Classics Car Club show in High River has become one of the major automotive events of the year. Their firstrst show, only three weeks after 47 founding members formed the club, had 124 cars turn up.Read More
Jailbirds Invade Radium
We all know the old saying you can’t fool pets or babies. Old-car people should be added to this category. They know by instinct if you are genuine… or not. For example, what do you drive? Last year about this time I ran acrossRead More
Airdrie/Okotoks Shows -2017
Last weekend being the middleofAugustpresented the usual dilemma. Airdrie and Canmore had their big car shows on Saturday, Okotoks and Claresholm on Sunday.
Studebakerpalooza
They warned us it was coming. While snapping pictures at the regular Friday A&W cruise night, I was informed that next week it would be wall to wall Studebakers.
Mustang Show 2017
Car people in the Calgary area still insist on having their car shows all on the same day. I had a choice of going to the 34th Annual Presidential Show or the Al Azhar Show at Cross Iron Mills.
OK, Listen up – Car People
OK, here it is – we want YOU and your Collector car/truck/ classic/street rod/sportscar/rat rod or just cool old iron there next week, Friday July 14th for a special occasion.
Three Hills Show 2017
The plan was to take the ’34 Ford Bonnie & Clyde car because it needs a good run.
Goldmine in the Garage
Over the past 16 years we’ve done several stories in this series. Everyone thinks they are all gone, but that’s just not true. I got a call on one of my TGIF stories. Gladys had read The Sun at a coffee shop that Friday morningRead More
Under Pressure
You’ve all heard of the Alberta Advantage, but are you familiar with the Alberta Answer? In 16 years of writing these stories for The Sun, many times I gave local businesses a good plug by mentioning a reliable service they provided. After the story ran,Read More
Spring Thaw 2017
By 9:00 o’clock the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there was nary a dark cloud on the horizon. Everyone shook off their cabin fever and began pulling in. It was obvious we would fill up our overflow spaces as well. We hadRead More
